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also, it is michelle obama's birthday. happy birthday to michelle. i know you're watching. i know you're getting this show. see you next time. she's watching, isn't she? >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," the far right's response to any proposal put forth by the president has become so predictable, so set in stone that any description of it is merely a matter of filling in the blanks. the american people overwhelmingly support -- >> gun safety reform. >> jennifer: spread of the will of american people, congressional republicans can do anything they can to -- >> stop gun safety reform. >> jennifer: they're beholding to special-interest groups. in this case -- >> announcer: the national rifle association. >> jennifer: their refusal to support gun safety reform will hurt them especially among women. it can best be described as moronic, ill-advised thinking, hash tag fail system overload. system overload. system overload. >> jennifer: so yesterday the president showed strong resolve in calling for new gun safety legislation and today republicans reac
also, it is michelle obama's birthday. happy birthday to michelle. i know you're watching. i know you're getting this show. see you next time. she's watching, isn't she? >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," the far right's response to any proposal put forth by the president has become so predictable, so set in stone that any description of it is merely a matter of filling in the blanks. the american people overwhelmingly support -- >> gun safety...
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my butt obama. what we believe is beautiful or not beautiful just because certainly people feel that a lot of what black women look is not something that they consider is beauty, and in the african-american community we see all of us as beautiful regardless of how we look, and its disconcerting that it's okay to say these things about the first lady of the united states. who by the way she's not over weight. look at the pieces written by my colleagues. >> jennifer: she's totally beautiful. she's not the anorexic stick that fashion magazines tout as ideal, due do not think that it makes her a better and powerful role model for young women. >> absolutely. one of the things that i mentioned in the article that i wrote in the "washington post." when black woman wore corn rows. it wasn't considered fashionable until was seen on bo derek. and then big puffy lips until we saw them on angelina jolie. and now frankly it seems very unfair that it is considered beautiful when we see it on a white woman and con
my butt obama. what we believe is beautiful or not beautiful just because certainly people feel that a lot of what black women look is not something that they consider is beauty, and in the african-american community we see all of us as beautiful regardless of how we look, and its disconcerting that it's okay to say these things about the first lady of the united states. who by the way she's not over weight. look at the pieces written by my colleagues. >> jennifer: she's totally...
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they just wish they had somebody like michelle obama. linda hold on just a second. >> a couple of quick comments. you are not only taking your comments on twitter. facebook.com/bill press show allen mckinney says no way is she over exposed. she is outstanding. let her do her thing. betty ash says our first lady represents all of us. it's great to see what she is doing. >> bill: okay. we are going to hold it from linda and go through tim out in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. what are you doing? >> i think your perception of republicans is harsh. as far as i think she kind of real issues in it. i think that's what they are saying. >> bill: do you think she is doing the right thing? >> i don't think she is doing anything other -- i don't know. politicians haven't done but at the same token, you know, what was what was the point behind the army or, you know whatever being behind her. >> bill: the guys from the -- at the ausc-arizonaoscars, men and women standing behind here? i am not sure at that point. they work at the whitehouse. if you go to a
they just wish they had somebody like michelle obama. linda hold on just a second. >> a couple of quick comments. you are not only taking your comments on twitter. facebook.com/bill press show allen mckinney says no way is she over exposed. she is outstanding. let her do her thing. betty ash says our first lady represents all of us. it's great to see what she is doing. >> bill: okay. we are going to hold it from linda and go through tim out in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. what are you...
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michelle obama suspended her big initiative. this was a huge moment, and then she visited aurora in a secret, private trip because of the impact that they felt gun violence--remember, the president is surrounded by violence. this is the biggest--the man is one of the biggest targets in the world. his family lives in a fear of this sort of violence, you see that again and again after gabby giffords was shot after this incredible scene. and in another book, where literally you see the family, you see the president hear the news, and you can tell from the great reporting that this hit home because they, too are under threats. they're from chicago, one of the most violent cities in the country. >> john: the critique of the president for a long time of course was that the democratic party has dropped gun control as an issue since the late 90s and we didn't see anything happen after the gabby giffords shooting, nor after aurora. it took 20 children being killed. >> after the speech in aurora a lot of people are really? that's your res
michelle obama suspended her big initiative. this was a huge moment, and then she visited aurora in a secret, private trip because of the impact that they felt gun violence--remember, the president is surrounded by violence. this is the biggest--the man is one of the biggest targets in the world. his family lives in a fear of this sort of violence, you see that again and again after gabby giffords was shot after this incredible scene. and in another book, where literally you see the family, you...
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and michelle obama was the first person to make a message for organizing for action. over the weekend, gave a very strong pitch for getting america involved in passing this agenda. again, going over the head of congress and making sure that americans have a to do list as well in terms of persuading congress to get these pieces and policy done. >> john: david shuster who is not freezing because it is an unseasonably warm day. david, how is it down there for you in the crowd? are people getting hopped up to a fevered pitch now that the big guns are starting to roll out? >> i think people are excited. we've got all of the flags. crowd is back to about 12th street. certainly filling up. one thing i wanted to point out as you look at the amazing pictures from inside the capitol, the obama campaign, some of the remnants of the obama campaign, the board of directors helping to put together the inauguration. one of the things they recognize is that you provide more television access, you make it a more compelling event. so this is one of the first inaugurations in the seven i
and michelle obama was the first person to make a message for organizing for action. over the weekend, gave a very strong pitch for getting america involved in passing this agenda. again, going over the head of congress and making sure that americans have a to do list as well in terms of persuading congress to get these pieces and policy done. >> john: david shuster who is not freezing because it is an unseasonably warm day. david, how is it down there for you in the crowd? are people...
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now with that the ted nugent, michelle obama a fantastic first lady, that's a statement that kind of -- i justled like to know if they're going to go after gaining members and convicted felons that commit gun crimes as hard as they go after people like myself who are honest, law abiding never done anything wrong. stephanie: how are they going after you more? obviously they're going after gang violence as well. how are they going after you harder? caller: by basically saying the people that own guns are the once funneling these guns to gang members. i am for laws that track down these two young men they arrested, one i heard has confessed. they should totally investigate how he got that gun. stephanie: right. caller: and find the people guilty of how he got that gun and bring him before the prosecutors. they give probation to people who steal guns from gun stores without any qualms. just listen to our side. we do not want to be vilified or compared to felons or gang members when it comes to gotten ownership or the use of guns. stephanie: i don't understand your analogy how you're bein
now with that the ted nugent, michelle obama a fantastic first lady, that's a statement that kind of -- i justled like to know if they're going to go after gaining members and convicted felons that commit gun crimes as hard as they go after people like myself who are honest, law abiding never done anything wrong. stephanie: how are they going after you more? obviously they're going after gang violence as well. how are they going after you harder? caller: by basically saying the people that own...
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. >> stephanie: freak out over michelle obama who is invited to -- give an oscar. >> first lady at the oscars? that's never ever, ever happened -- oh, wait! >> stephanie: president knocked whatever off the air. we missed 20 seconds of the kardashians because the president injects himself into everything. >> sadly, do we really feel -- >> honey boo-boo. >> stephanie: you miss honey boo-boo and that woman that looks like a thumb. >> her mother. >> mama june. >> stephanie: a thumb with lips. >> i've never seen it. >> stephanie: i did by accident. we'll show you the picture. >> it burns it burns! >> stephanie: what were you going to say? >> i think i was going to say that do we really think that people are interested in facts anymore? or is it just that they want to hear from their team telling them what -- >> stephanie: ezra klein did a whole piece in "the washington post" -- uh-oh. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: honey boo-boo's mother. [ laughter ] see, that's why she's going to be a politician because someone that pretty is not allowed to say anything about anyone else. all she's going to d
. >> stephanie: freak out over michelle obama who is invited to -- give an oscar. >> first lady at the oscars? that's never ever, ever happened -- oh, wait! >> stephanie: president knocked whatever off the air. we missed 20 seconds of the kardashians because the president injects himself into everything. >> sadly, do we really feel -- >> honey boo-boo. >> stephanie: you miss honey boo-boo and that woman that looks like a thumb. >> her mother. >>...
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on the women's side michelle obama, oprah winfrey, condoleezza rice and the queen of england. >> bill: where is john boehner on that list? >> not in the top five. >> bill: evan mcmorris with talking points memo. i was surprised to wake up and discover that the house has voted for this senate bill. it's not what john boehner wanted, right? he was really forced into holding a vote and letting republicans do whatever they wanted to do. >> that's right. but the end result is sort of the thing that a lot of more moderate republicans had been telling their party to do all along, which is get these tax rates raised on the rich and move on with our lives to the next thing. and they got some concessions out of obama in the end. >> bill: but if they had done this a month or two weeks ago, they could have said this is really a victory for us. having been forced into it i think makes them look disorganized -- >> you are exactly right. you had the speaker of the house and paul ryan voting one way on this bill, and you had eric cantor the majority leader and majority whip voting the other way. ever
on the women's side michelle obama, oprah winfrey, condoleezza rice and the queen of england. >> bill: where is john boehner on that list? >> not in the top five. >> bill: evan mcmorris with talking points memo. i was surprised to wake up and discover that the house has voted for this senate bill. it's not what john boehner wanted, right? he was really forced into holding a vote and letting republicans do whatever they wanted to do. >> that's right. but the end result is...
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not since michelle obama's bangs has there been -- >> stephanie: what is it? >> i think he liked it. i had some problems with it. we'll have to talk about it. >> stephanie: you'll join us after the -- do the news. call us! >> call us! >> good morning everybody. president obama heading to minneapolis today where he's going to meet with local law enforcement officials and leaders to discuss his gun safety proposals and also talk about the measures that cities have already taken to curb gun violence. afterwards, he will give public remarks where he may discuss the latest tragedy the shooting death of chris kyle. a former member of a seal team three, also known as american's deadlyist sniper. kyle volunteered his time helping veterans deal with post-traumatic stress. police arrested 25-year-old eddie ray ralph a many rear -- a marine forallegedly shooting a neighbor at a gun range. they suspect ralph was suffering from some sort of mental illness. >>> approving mental health -- improving meant ath health services is one aspect of gun safety on the table. another i
not since michelle obama's bangs has there been -- >> stephanie: what is it? >> i think he liked it. i had some problems with it. we'll have to talk about it. >> stephanie: you'll join us after the -- do the news. call us! >> call us! >> good morning everybody. president obama heading to minneapolis today where he's going to meet with local law enforcement officials and leaders to discuss his gun safety proposals and also talk about the measures that cities have...
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michelle obama yesterday spoke out about something that a lot of people have been buzzing about. her new hairstyle. first lady went on rachael ray's talk show. getting her new bangs was her midlife crisis moment. she couldn't get a sports car and they wouldn't let her bungee jump so she cut her bangs. she also talked about her favorite movies going into the oscar weekend. lincoln, argo and beasts of the southern wild. >> i think they should let her go bungee jumping. >> bill: sure. wasn't argo -- >> argo, lincoln and beasts of the wild. >> did you see any of those? >> i did see lincoln. >> that's the one i haven't seen. >> it is excellent. >> hundreds of people are searching for -- >> bill: i think argo wins. >> i think you might be right actually. >> go, dan! [ laughter ] >> bill: this is your two minutes. >> whenever you're ready. >> hundreds of people are searching for pieces of meteor in the euro mountains after last week's meteor crash hit russia. the less is found the higher price people can get for it. early estimates are that some of the fragments will fetch over $2,000 p
michelle obama yesterday spoke out about something that a lot of people have been buzzing about. her new hairstyle. first lady went on rachael ray's talk show. getting her new bangs was her midlife crisis moment. she couldn't get a sports car and they wouldn't let her bungee jump so she cut her bangs. she also talked about her favorite movies going into the oscar weekend. lincoln, argo and beasts of the southern wild. >> i think they should let her go bungee jumping. >> bill: sure....
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bill clinton michelle obama both shut out. they remember nominated for grammys. neither one of them got it. the spoken word category. general is won for her autobiography. >> my friend, jim dale has won i don't know how many. i did every harry potter voice. every voice. incredible jamelle from the bill press spoken word. we've got a lot to cover starting with the pope. >> this is "the bill press show." made notice most of the stars at the awards last night were dressed much more conservatively than in previous years. more conservative. the reason. >> the reason for the standards and practices memo that cbs put out a couple of days ahead of time remaining that the broadcast was a family program and that they should take care to make sure their buttocks and female breasts were adequately covered. >> what about male breasts? >> you saw there was a guy that had the jacket on with no shirt on. they also said thong-type costumes would be problematic. >> thong type costumes. >> there you go. people cooperated. >> jay-lo and cher. >> although katie perry in the pictures
bill clinton michelle obama both shut out. they remember nominated for grammys. neither one of them got it. the spoken word category. general is won for her autobiography. >> my friend, jim dale has won i don't know how many. i did every harry potter voice. every voice. incredible jamelle from the bill press spoken word. we've got a lot to cover starting with the pope. >> this is "the bill press show." made notice most of the stars at the awards last night were dressed...
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. >> an iranian newspaper reporting on the oscars used the picture of michelle obama presenting the award for "argo" except they photo shopped the first lady's dress to make it more modest. the first lady was wearing a thin strapped metallic dress which according to "buzzfeed" added sleeves to and raised her neckline to completely cover her chest. >> bill: why didn't they put her in a burka? >> hey she's got better, more defined arms than a lot of guys i know. >> bill: absolutely am -- >> foodies are upset with the bear foot contessa. ina garten who has a huge following on the food network has entered the frozen dinners business, something she stayed away from until now. you can find barefoot contessa saute dinners for two in walmart. the big departure for the tv chef who many thought was a cut above the rest are not doing something as commercialized as that. >> it should be said, by the way, that she -- the reason she became a chef is because she was making take-home dinners. so this is not that much of a departure. she had a store where she prepared food and people went and bought -- >>
. >> an iranian newspaper reporting on the oscars used the picture of michelle obama presenting the award for "argo" except they photo shopped the first lady's dress to make it more modest. the first lady was wearing a thin strapped metallic dress which according to "buzzfeed" added sleeves to and raised her neckline to completely cover her chest. >> bill: why didn't they put her in a burka? >> hey she's got better, more defined arms than a lot of guys i...
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michelle obama visiting jimmy fallin's late-night program also "good morning america" and several other shows and many schools across the country in a trip to promote the anti-obesity movement and she's making a big announcement on a new physical activity initiative in schools in chicago later today. >> bill: going out so people can see her bangs. >> which is now on the new official white house portrait of hers. as reported by "the hill" newspaper. >> if they are to be trusted. >>> hillary clinton will not be missing her secretary of state salary, a measly $186,000 per year. buzzfeed reporting on the speaking circuit she will be earning north of $200,000 per speech. there is a very exclusive group of people who make that much. only her husband, bill clinton and former governor arnold schwarzenegger are known to pull in that much per speech. behind that, george w. bush, dick cheney and al gore earn between $100,000 and $200,000 per speech. >> bill: i will repeat again for those of you out there looking for a speaker for your next event if you can't afford hillary clinton, i will do it fo
michelle obama visiting jimmy fallin's late-night program also "good morning america" and several other shows and many schools across the country in a trip to promote the anti-obesity movement and she's making a big announcement on a new physical activity initiative in schools in chicago later today. >> bill: going out so people can see her bangs. >> which is now on the new official white house portrait of hers. as reported by "the hill" newspaper. >> if...
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and he said michelle and barack obama were on the dance floor until 3:00 a.m. >> wow. >> themselves. >> i guess did the party continue when the president and first lady go fwoed? >> i have been to parties where the president and first lady go to bed. this sets a new record? >> i haven't heard it. maybe this explains why things were so slow on tuesday at the whitehouse. one of the last tweets from that party from one of the celebs was 2:38. there was no doubt the party we want way, way into the evening. i guess it's not surprising the host would stay up with everyone. >> when was the prayer breakfast, david? >> like 10:30 or 11. later in the morning. >> service at the national cathedral. >> didn't have to speak at that. he could always nod off. >> bill: i guess i will fess up, the secretary, donovan, the secretary of housing who was there with his wife and he said they were cutting it up, too. michelle and barack on the floor. he said he knows at 3:00 a.m. it surprised me. for obama particularly. he is not a late-night guy? is he? >> once every four years, you know, you have to. >> a
and he said michelle and barack obama were on the dance floor until 3:00 a.m. >> wow. >> themselves. >> i guess did the party continue when the president and first lady go fwoed? >> i have been to parties where the president and first lady go to bed. this sets a new record? >> i haven't heard it. maybe this explains why things were so slow on tuesday at the whitehouse. one of the last tweets from that party from one of the celebs was 2:38. there was no doubt the...
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we haven't really mentioned michelle obama. boy, she looked dynamite. >> what a coat. >> bill: and that dress she had -- that designer outfit. you gotta admit she was strikingly beautiful i thought yesterday. she is anyhow. >> she was great. >> bill: the president and the first lady got out of the limo twice, right? walked a little bit on pennsylvania avenue, up from freedom plaza. and then once they had made that lig dogleg in front of -- that little dogleg in front of the grill, then they got out again and walked that last block. >> joe biden meanwhile ran through the streets of washington, d.c. like a man possessed. it was hilarious. >> bill: did he. he was going from side to side. driving the secret service crazy. >> doing the double barrel pointing at everybody. he thought he was a rock star yesterday. >> bill: he's having a good time. good for him. igor, great moment. glad you were there in the crowd as well. pretty far up-front. >> good seats. can't complain. >> bill: thanks so much for coming in. thanks for your good wo
we haven't really mentioned michelle obama. boy, she looked dynamite. >> what a coat. >> bill: and that dress she had -- that designer outfit. you gotta admit she was strikingly beautiful i thought yesterday. she is anyhow. >> she was great. >> bill: the president and the first lady got out of the limo twice, right? walked a little bit on pennsylvania avenue, up from freedom plaza. and then once they had made that lig dogleg in front of -- that little dogleg in front of...
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. >> so for the 34th time in history, michelle bachmann has issued another bill to repeal the obama care. >> stop. >> first bill. i think it's hr 1 is the bill from michele bachmann. i thought that was funny. i thought you should know that. >> amazing. >> michelle, really? >> that's amazing. >> either way. back to -- you know, back -- now, the interesting thing, also, about this whole sandy relief is 19 g.o.p. freshmen voted against sandy relief. nineteen. >> meet the new boss. same as the old boss. same garnan. >>> voted against it. i have never seen this like in my years in politics i have never once seen people say we are not going to help americans who are suffering. >> it's so interesting what they choose to take the stands on you know. not helping americans who have been hit with a monsters disast. >>. it boggles the mind. it boggles the mind. in lighter news coming back talking to jord alan schultz about sports, the redskins the big game tonight. don't go anywhere. this is the full court press. human being, that's really important. this is not just a >> heard around the country an
. >> so for the 34th time in history, michelle bachmann has issued another bill to repeal the obama care. >> stop. >> first bill. i think it's hr 1 is the bill from michele bachmann. i thought that was funny. i thought you should know that. >> amazing. >> michelle, really? >> that's amazing. >> either way. back to -- you know, back -- now, the interesting thing, also, about this whole sandy relief is 19 g.o.p. freshmen voted against sandy relief....